Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?